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BASIC NEEDS INC OF SOUTH WASHINGTON COUNTY

EIN 41-1878604 ST PAUL PARK, MN

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Revenue 2023
$607,440
Expenses 2023
$560,244

Program services were 72.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P290
Classification
1000
Street
445 BROADWAY AVE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Our Mission is to support the basic needs of those in our community such as housing, food, clothing, and coordinated services.

  • Basic Needs Food Market: Basic Needs combats food insecurity wiht a walk-in, welcoming dignity-based, choice focused food market, including well-stocked grocery staples, a consistent supply of fresh fruits nd vegetables, and an anonymity and convenience-based shopping experience designed for clients hesitant to engage with the hunger relief sector. We currently are serving 3,500 families distributing over 60,000 pounds of food that has been rescued from the Cottage Grove Community to over 80 zip codes in the Twin Cities. In addition, we had our 34 bed community garden, Growth for Good that grew and distributed over 600 pounds of food to the food market as well. Free Little Pantries - For those experiencing emergency food assistance, Basic Needs supports round the clook Free Little Pantry locations using the philosophy, "Take what you need, give what you can." There are total of six pantries located in the community. Basic Needs Thrift Shop- Our 100 persent community-donated thrift shop offers a variety of seasonal, carefully inspected, gently used merchandise for public purhase, with sales reinvested in the Basic NEeds programming. Voucher Program and Social Services- The Basic Needs voucher program provides emergency support to families facing crises with an immediate referral to our thrift shop and comprehensive social services network. In 2024 Basic Needs assisted 59 households with over $11,000 worth of voucher items. Our cliends lived in Hennepin, Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, and Washington Counties. In addition, we distributed one-time charitable donation free items in the community totaling $11,754. We also partner with other social services agencies throughout Washington County to offer emergency support like the cold weather winter shelter, hotel vouchers, gas cards, and car repairs. Season Assistance - Expect compassionate seasonal support that buoys spirits during what can be a difficult time of year for many, including Thanksgiving meals and other holiday assistance. In partnership with the Washington County family services and South Washington County School district 833, we supplied 42 families with Thanksgiving meals and 70 families with holiday gifts in 2023.

    Expenses $403,744

As filed on the 2023 return.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Whitney Harvey

    President

    Total calculated
    $60,000
    From this org
    $60,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Mary Maruska

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Abraham

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Beky Ebert

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vickie Snyder

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $607,440
    Expenses
    $560,244
    Contributions
    $595,090
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $446,269
    Expenses
    $427,325
    Contributions
    $438,402
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $374,486
    Expenses
    $478,959
    Assets (EOY)
    $166,920

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $349,057
    Expenses
    $217,850
    Assets (EOY)
    $331,673

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.